Gate.



No. 872,844 PATENTED 11110.3. 190?. J. PIEPERGERDES.

GATE.

APPLIOATIDN FILED MAY 27, 1907.

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UNITE JOHN PIEPERGERDES, OF STEWARTSVILLE, MISSOURI.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1907.

Application filed May 27. 1907. Serial No. 375.924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN PIEPERGERnEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stewartsville, in the county of Dekalb and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Gates;and I do declare the f0 lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in gates.

The object of the invention is to provide a gate adapted to be openedand closed by a person approaching either side without the necessity ofalighting from a horse or vehicle.

- A further object is to provide a gate of this character which will besimple, strong, and durable in construction, eflicient and reliable inoperation, and having means whereby the operating parts of the same areprotected from the weather.

With these objects in view, the invention consists of certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claimsappended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of one side of thegate, showing the same in closed position; Fig. 2 is a similar view,showing the gate open; Fig. 3 is a side view of the opposite side of thegate, showing the latter in closed position; and Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the mainsupporting post, which is arranged at one side of the road. On theopposite side of the road, in line with the post 1, is arranged a post2, against which the gate is held when in closed position. On the oposite side of the main post 1 at a suitable dlstance therefrom isarranged a post 3, with which the gate is engaged when in open osition.Pivotally mounted on one side 0 the main post, 1, adjacent to its upperend, is a track supporting and protecting bar, 4, said bar beinginclined upward from its outer end toward its center, as shown. Theouter end of the bar 4 adjacent to the post 2 is provided with a hook 5which is adapted to be engaged with an eye or keeper, 6, on the upperend of the post 2, whereby said track supporting bar 4 is normally heldin a closed or operative position. Secured to the lower side of the bar,4, at its opposite ends, is a gate supporting track 7, said track beinginclined from its outer ends toward the center and substantiallyparallel to the bar 4 and spaced therefrom to a suitable distance.

The central portion of the track bar 7 is supported and braced by adepending hanger 8, which is secured to the underside of the bar 4.

Connected at its opposite ends to the post 1 and the post 3 is a tracksupporting and protecting bar 9, said bar 9 being inclined upward fromits opposite ends toward the center, as shown. Secured to the undersideof the bar 9 and spaced at a suitable distance therefrom, is a secondgate supporting track 10, said track being inclined from its ends towardthe center, where it is supported and braced by a hanger, 12.

Slidably supported on the tracks 7 and 10 is a gate 13, said gate beinghere shown as provided with an upwardly projecting outer post, 14, onthe upper end of which is secured a bearing bracket 15, in which isjournaleda supporting pulley, 16, adapted to engage and travel on track7. The opposite end of the gate 13 is provided with a post 17, on theupper end of which is arranged a bracket 18, in which is journaled agate supporting pulley 19, adapted to engage and travel on the track 10to support the inner end of the gate in an open or closed position.

Arranged along the side of the road at a suitable distance from the mainpost 1 and on opposite sides of the same are pivot posts, 20, on which,adjacent to their upper ends, are pivotally mounted operating levers, 21and 22, the inner ends of which are disposed one above the other, andare pivotally connected together by plates, 23. The inner ends of thelevers 21 and 22 are connected at one side of the post, 1, over the bar9; and the lever 22, which passes the post 1, is held in position by aguide bar, 24, arranged on the post 1. Loosely connected to theunderside of the inner end of the lever 22 is the upper end of anoperating rod 25, the lower end of which is pivotally connected with thelower end of an operating bar, 26, which is pivoted tothe center of theadjacent side of the gate, as shown. The upper end of the operating bar26 projects above the gate and is bent at right angles thereto, andconnected to a stop chain,27,1the opposite end of which is connected tothe post 1, as shown. When the gate 13 is-in a closed position,the bar26 is disposed at an angle with its upper end projecting toward the post1, so that when the operating levers 21 and 22, are pulled down oneither side of the gate, the inner ends of said levers will be raisedand the operating rod connected thereto will draw upon the operating bar26, which, owing to its position, will lift the gate and pull the samelaterally until the pulleys on the upper ends of the post of the gateare brought past the inclined central portion of the tracks, after whichthe weight of the gate will cause the pulleys to travel down theopposite inclined portion of the tracks and carry the gate to an openposition at one side of the road, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Asthe gate is thus swung to anopen position, the operating rod 25 willswing the lower end of the bar 26 in the opposite direction, therebyreversing the position of said bar, so that when the operating lever onthe other side of the gate is pulled down, the gate will be raised anddrawn back to a closed position in the same manner in which it isopened.

On the side of the gate adjacent to the supporting post is arranged alongitudinally disposed bar or track, 28, which is adapted to engage anelongated vertically disposed roller, 29, which is journaled in asuitable bracket on the side of the post 1, and provides a bearing withwhich the gate is engaged when being moved to its open or closedposition, thus preventing the gate from binding against the post 1.Arranged oppositely to the post 1 and the post 2, are short guide posts,30 and 31, the post 30 serving to hold the gate and guide the same inits opening and closing movement, while the post 31 serves to hold thegate in closed position against the post 2. The post 2 is providedadjacent to its upper end with an inwardly projecting stop having abeveled inner end adapted to be engaged by the gate when brought to aclosed position to guide the same into engagement with the side of thepost, and also to provide means for preventing the gate from beingpushed inwardly should the same not be entirely closed against the post2.

By hingedly mounting the inner end of the track supporting andprotecting bar 4 on the post 1, said bar may be swung u wardly to permitthe passage of high vehic es through the gate, the bar 4 being securedin its lowered or normal position by means of the hook 5, which engagesthe keeper 6 on the post 2.

When the bar 4 is raised the track 7 will also be moved up therewith.This upward movement f of the track 7 willelevate the forward end of thegate to a slight extent, owing to the engagement therewith of the pulley16 on the upper end of the outer gate post, 14.

The guide bar 24 on the post 1 which holds the lever 22 in place, isbent inwardly at its upper portion to form a shoulder 24?" with whichthe lever 22 will be engaged and held against operation should anattempt be made to open the gate in any other manner than by the meansof the levers, thereby preventingthe opening of the gate by stock.Should any attempt be made to push the gate open, the operating bar 26will cause the operating rod 25 to forcethe lever 22 back, thus causingthe same to engage the shoulder 24" in the guide bar'24 which willprevent said lever from rising and thereby hold the gate in closedosition.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In a gate of the character described, the combination with a main andside supporting post, gate supporting tracks arranged on and secured tosaid supporting posts and extending on opposite sides of the mainsupporting end posts, sulpporting pulleys journaled on the upper en s ofsaid posts and ada ted to be engaged with said supporting trac leverposts arranged along one side of the road and opposite sides of saidmain supporting posts, operating levers pivoted on said lever posts,means to loosely connect the inner ends of said. levers together, anoperating bar pivotally mounted on said. gate, an operating .posts, agate having upwardly projecting.

rod to connect the lower end of said bar with the inner ends of saidlevers, a stop chain to connect the upper end of said bar with said mainsupporting post, means to guide said gate in its open and closingmovements, and means to prevent the same from binding against said tracksupporting posts, substantially as described.

2. In a gate of the character described, the combination with a main andside supporting posts, of gate supporting tracks arranged on said postsand extending in each direction on opposite sides of said mainsupporting post, said tracks being inclined from their outer ends towardtheir center, means to protect and cover said tracks, a gate havingupwardly projecting end osts, bearing brackets on t e upper ends oi saidosts, supporting pulleys journaled in sai brackets and adapted to beengaged with said brackets, pivotally mounted operating levers extendingalong the side of the road at suitable distances on each side of saidmain supporting post, an operating mechanism connected with said leversand with the gate, whereby the latter is raised and drawn toward thecenter of said tracks until the supporting pulleys thereon pass theinclined center of the tracks, whereby the weight of the gate will causethe same to continue to open or close, guide posts arranged oppositesaid main supporting post and the closing post of the gate to guide andhold said gate in position, a bearing track on one side of said gate, abearing roller journaled on said main supporting post and adapted to beengaged by said track, and an inclined guiding and gate holding blockarranged on the closing posts of the gate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN PIEPERGERDES. Witnesses:

TEMME H. HANDERKS, MILBERT KINNAMAN.

